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Level 2 Teaching Assistant / Inclusion Team Leader / Class Teacher / Pay Scale B/C
PURPOSE OF THE JOB
The role of the Teaching Assistant is to provide high quality support to whomthey are assigned promoting the school vision, ethos and values in all aspects of school life. They are also required to assist teachers in their role, using their experience and expertise to plan interventions and activities with their teacher, and to feedback into the planning process.
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FOLLOWING ASPECTS:
  • Standards and achievement for children assigned to them
  • Children’s welfare and development
  • Working alongside teachers

SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT
At Spurcroft Primary School we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all pupils in our care. The health, safety and well-being of all our pupils is taken seriously and all staff and volunteers are aware of their responsibilities and will do all they can to provide a safe, caring and positive environment where children feel happy and secure.
ACCOUNTABLE FOR:
  1. Leadership and management of specific areas under the overall direction of the Headteacher by:
  2. Promoting the school aims by following policy and guidelines and setting a good example
  3. promoting a secure, safe and stimulating environment
  4. consulting with colleagues and stakeholders and using this information to improve
practice and provision
1.4Promoting children’s spiritual, moral, social and cultural development alongside high standards of behaviour and positive attitudes
2. Standards and achievement
2.1Ensuring the children achieve the best they can, making good progress and achieving
average and above where possible
2.2Promoting high expectations, high quality support and challenge.
2.3To deliver a broad and balanced curriculum which is stimulating and encourages high
levels of motivation
2.4Developing and sustaining high quality teaching and learning strategies in order to raise standards
  1. Teaching and learning
  2. Ensuring that group activities are well planned and prepared for
  3. Teaching the children according to their needs and ensuring the use of appropriate
resources
3.3Assessing, recording and reporting on the development, progress and attainment of the children.
3.4Planning interventions and activities with their teacher and feeding back into the planning process.
  1. Pastoral care
  2. Promoting the well being of children and ensuring high levels of supervision
  3. Communicating and consulting with the teachers and parents as required
  4. Maintaining good order and discipline and safeguarding their health and safety
  1. General
  2. teaching childreneither in a variety of groupings or otherwise as required
  3. ensuring that all aspects of support staff pay and conditions are fulfilled and that all children achieve the best they can
  4. undertaking any other duties deemed reasonable by the Headteacher

conditions of service:
Conditions of service:
  • Participate in regular briefings and meetings linked to the work of the school
  • Take part in performance management and staff development activities maintaining documents relating to personal performance
  • Undertaking administration activities connected to their class
  • Undertaking activities during directed time
  • Promoting health and safety at all times

COMPETENCIES:
  • Analysis and problem solving – identifies solutions to problems and takes responsibility for making simple decisions.
  • Conceptual thinking – thinks beyond immediate situation and identifies new and improved ways of doing things.
  • Ensuring the delivery of quality results – sets high standards for themselves and others in their charge, and ensures these are achieved.
  • Communicating effectively – both orally and in writing, capturing the interest and enthusiasm of different audiences.
  • Influencing others – is able to influence other people in a positive way.
  • Developing and enabling others – encourages others to perform to the best of their abilities and challenges under-performance for those assigned to them.
  • Team working and building relationship – builds and contributes to highly effective working relationships with individuals in and across teams.

PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential
Good numeracy and literacy skills – with GCSE in English and Maths of at least grade C
Good communicator
The ability to act and make decisions
Basic understanding of children’s development and learning
Experience of working with children
Willingness to undertake training in relevant learning strategies
Work effectively individually and as part of team
Able to build effective working relationships with pupils and colleagues including those from
outside agencies
Promote positive ethos and be good role model
Liaise sensitively with parents
Work flexibly
Experience of working in a school
Desirable
Knowledge of learning programmes / strategies
Understanding / Knowledge of SEN code of practice
General understanding of national curriculum
Knowledge of inclusion and how it applies in school
NVQ Level 2 for TA or equivalent or a willingness to train for NVQ Level 2

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